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Japan unveils final list of GI for foods in EU trade agreement
TOKYO, Dec. 16 — The agriculture ministry has unveiled a final list of food names that will be protected under geographical indications (GI) in the recently agreed trade deal between Japan and the EU. The list aims to help farmers from both Japan and the EU to exclusively market their own products, but which the United States may call protectionism. GI is a rule that requires a product to come from a particular geographical area, and it must meet various quality criteria in order to be called by its name. Being granted GI status, it allows for regional producers to monopolize the use of famous area names, while other producers … Continue reading
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Come and see super-large Christmas tree made of 1,000 poinsettia plants in Akita Prefecture!
AKITA, Dec. 18 — The display of an enormous Christmas tree made of locally-grown poinsettia plants began at Brume Messe Akita, drawing the attention of visitors to the public roadside complex in Katagami city, Akita Prefecture. The 5-meter tall tower of the poinsettia is now on display in a greenhouse in the Prefectural flower and seedling center in the complex. It uses approximately 1,000 pots of poinsettia plants sourced from local farmers, and the pots are fixed into the holes in a frame made with latticed panels. The display of the poinsettia Christmas tree began approximately 20 years ago. The tree this year was created on December 2, using three … Continue reading
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Japanese government to cut mark-up on wheat imports by 45%
TOKYO, Dec. 7 — Japan will slash its current mark-up prices on imported wheat, a move to lower the cost of imported wheat for Japanese millers, informed sources have said. It will help Japanese millers to compete with European-made wheat products such as biscuits, cookies and pastas. The government decided to cut its current 17 yen a kilogram mark-up on imported wheat for biscuits and cookies, by 45 percent. It will also reduce the mark-up for pastas all the way down to 1 or 2 yen per kilogram. The timing of the decision coincides with a trade agreement between Japan and the EU, finalized on Dec. 8. Over a period … Continue reading
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Japan unveils food export strategy to attract foreign interests
TOKYO, Dec. 2 — A government-backed agency that promotes Japanese food exports has identified its first 7 products seen as having great potential to penetrate global markets. The Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center (JFOODO) unveiled on Dec. 1 its first export strategy for 7 agriculture sectors: wagyu beef, rice flour, green tea, sake, wine, craft beer and fishery products. JFOODO now plans to allocate spending on promotion and advertising in different foreign media from February 2018. It will also increase product lines to expand exports. The move coincides with the government setting a target to boost the annual value of Japan’s agricultural exports at 1 trillion yen by 2020. … Continue reading
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Japan, EU conclude trade deal; aiming to take effect early 2019
TOKYO, Dec. 10 — Japan and the EU have finalized a free trade agreement, by separating contentious issues such as foreign investors’ protections and data flows from the deal. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, stressed the strategic importance of the deal in a Dec. 8 joint statement. “Amid widening protectionist movements,” they said, the deal “demonstrates to the world the firm political will of Japan and the EU to keep the flag of free trade waving high and powerfully advance free trade.” They added: “With the finalization of the negotiations, the path is now clear to complete the internal procedures leading to the … Continue reading
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